A Conversation With Jodorowsky
On July 14, 2017, destiny manifest. In a bright room in the offices of ABKCO Music & Records in New York City, I sat with maestro...
Resistance of Lost-War Boy
One of Japan’s most well-known film directors Nobuhiko Obayashi visited New York City’s Japan Society to attend the largest retrospective...
The Sailing Vessel of Life
In his work as a filmmaker Portuguese director Miguel Gomes strives to discover the film, and by this approach he exposes its...
Even If My Body Disappears
Every July, Japan Society hosts the much-awaited festival of new Japanese films Japan Cuts! Actors and directors visit the festival to...
The Endless Loop of Curiosity
Filmmaker Godfrey Reggio has been conversing with us through film since his legendary “Koyaanisqatsi.” Through varied approaches he has...
Nectar of Abuse of Weakness
In French filmmaker Catherine Breillat’s new film “Abuse of Weakness (Abus de faiblesse),” film director Maud (Isabelle Huppert) suffers...
Harmonizing Bastards
French filmmaker Claire Denis exhibits the unspoken elements of our world through cinema. Works like “Beau Travail” showed paranoia of...
In the Shadow of Prosperity
In contemporary China, the rise of consumer ideology has been remarkable. Yet the rapid economic growth, which has given the country...
Sensing the Unseen Parts of Life
Where is the beginning and the end? Abbas Kiarostami’s new film “Like Someone in Love” drops you right into the middle of a conversation...
The Filmmakers’ Portrait Series: Joachim Trier
Norwegian film director Joachim Trier communicates with his delicate voice through film. Full of life, non-judgement and optimism dwell...
Mathieu Amalric Tastes Pleasure of Ambiguous Life
Jean-Dominique Bauby to Dominic Greene, French actor Mathieu Amalric transforms his energy for different characters like a chameleon. His...
David Cronenberg: Creator of Fear and Freedom
Controversial filmmaker David Cronenberg gained his “body horror” reputation from science fiction movies like “Scanners,” “Videodrome”...
